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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The performance of or skill in performing juggling or magic tricks so quickly and deftly that the manner of execution cannot be observed; legerdemain.
- noun A trick or set of tricks performed in this way.
- noun Deception or trickery.
- noun A deceptive or misleading act.
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- noun The required
digital dexterity behindmagic tricks and illusions. - noun A
performance of such skill.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
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